![]() “I love playing for my hometown crowd,” she said. That also described the sensation that runs through Whitters’ body when she performs a stone’s throw from Shueyville. To have him as a songwriter himself, sign off on something I wrote, was a feeling like no other.” Home fires I can still remember the first time I heard his songs. “It was the highest honor,” Whitters said. The country legend recorded Whitters’ “The Older I Get.” One male country star who means the world to Whitters is Alan Jackson. No matter what, those voices will always be inspiring young girls growing up everywhere. “When I look back on the voices that have influenced me, most of them are female. “The female voices are the only ones I hear a lotta times,” Whitters said. That’s no surprise since Whitters - who dreams of collaborating with Dolly Parton - spent countless hours listening to Shania Twain, The Chicks and Alanis Morissette. Whitters, who will perform Thursday, March 30, at the Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon in Iowa City, has elbowed her way onto the country charts with the Jason Aldeans and Blake Sheltons.īut what separates her from the Music City Boys Club is her writing, which is distinctly feminine. His music all felt very reminiscent to my town and surroundings.” “My parents used to listen to his box sets and I remember not really knowing who he was at all, but just feeling like somewhat of kindred spirits. One of Indiana’s favorite sons had an impact on Whitters, who was born four years after the album dropped. Mellencamp’s creative peak project, released more than a generation ago, was classic Middle America. Much of “Raised” is reminiscent of John Mellencamp’s “Scarecrow” album. ![]() However, as an adult it’s about witnessing more controversial issues such as that of eminent domain.” Influences A lot of it is very wholesome and innocent as a kid. “I wanted to document the world in which I grew up in. “ ‘Boys talkin’ bases, ain’t talkin baseball, homecoming crowns on average Joes.’ It made me think about growing up a Midwest kid. “So many of those verse lines just popped into my head one day,” Whitters said. The catchy “Middle of America” is the quintessential Heartland tune. It’s about catching up on good times and commemorating how so much has changed, yet much is still the same.” “Mostly this song is more about just how good it feels to crack a cold beer with an old friend. “The Busch Light is so much sweeter,” Whitters said with a laugh. You will begin to receive our weekly Hoopla Events updates.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |